Last year saw the return of Blink-182 with the release of “California.” Despite what you thought of the album, it was a different on a lot of levels at the same time trying to be the same as some of the band’s old works. While that may be impossible with Tom DeLonge being replaced by Matt Skiba, and three 40-year-old men singing about being 16 again, “California” was a bit of a … [Read more...]
Alec Reviews Music: Flobots provide protest songs for the modern age with ‘NOENEMIES’
Successfully crowdfunding an entire album is no small feat. However, Flobots made it look easy when they did just that. The band, which has taken activism to a whole other level, is back to do it again with another album. This time gearing the music to represent the current state of the nation and give fans and new listeners alike something to sing along with. Flobots have … [Read more...]
Alec Reviews Music: Grayscale delivers emotional new record with ‘Adornment’
Bearing your feelings into a song might be a difficult challenge for some. For Grayscale, this is something that they never had much of a problem with. Telling stories in a way that makes sense and is catchy and fun to listen to is the best way to describe the bands previous effort on their record “What We’re Missing.” Now just over a year later we have their Fearless Records … [Read more...]
Meet the Collegian’s student media advisor
Editor’s note: As part of a media transparency initiative, on May 8, 2017, the Collegian spent the last day of publishing of the year telling our readers about us. You can read more about the people behind our publication in the Editor’s Blog. Jim Rodenbush, the Student Media Advisor for the Rocky Mountian Collegian, has been helping and encouraging young journalist for a … [Read more...]
Alec Reviews Music: Album releases to lookout for this summer
With summer vacation less than two weeks away, we can welcome in the free time with some new music. From classic artists to more contemporary ones, there is plenty of new music to fill out your summer playlist. Here are some releases that you should keep an eye out for this summer: Snoop Dogg – “Neva Left” May 19. Snoop Dogg is about to release his 15th studio album. … [Read more...]
